Moral Decay Some considers the 1920s the golden age of American society however; others consider it as an era, which resulted in the Great Depression, and the downfall of the U.S economy. Literary authors blossomed during that period many who were centuries beyond their era. An author F. Scott Fitzgerald swayed people with his literature one such work The Great Gatsby a romantic tragedy left anybody who read it speech less. In the novel, The Great Gatsby the theme moral decay is debatably the most important theme that occurred throughout the novel. The immoral acts of the wealthy in the 1920s cause great turmoil in the novel and fueled the events that transpire. The unethical acts of many wealthy citizens fabricate a cataclysm of events that
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Tom Buchanan’s attitude is a major factor that drives the plot of the novel. Tom’s affair with Myrtle Wilson is the beginning of the novel’s plot and is catalyst to a chain reaction. Gatsby’s many illegal acts with Meyer Wolfsheim show the extent in which he would go to in his quest for Daisy. Gatsby was a bootlegger during the prohibition era and sold alcohol in drugstores. Gatsby bootlegging enhances the plot because his recently acquired wealth gives him the opportunity to court Daisy and apprehend her from Tom (133-134).. Daisy the main female character in the novel commits many immoral acts throughout the novel. Two prevalent ones fuel the plot and add drama and excitement to the novel. Daisy could have left Tom at anything because Gatsby had everything she wanted but she felt obligated to Tom and did not intend to leave him, so she stringed along Gatsby as a tool to enrage her husband. Daisy being indecisive with Gatsby is the reason behind plot. If she were straightforward with Gatsby, Gatsby and Myrtle would not have died. Daisy also murders Myrtle Wilson and does not confront the problem and is not confronted by anyone else. Tom blames Gatsby for the accident. This leads to George Wilson deciding to take revenge on Gatsby. George kills Gatsby and then kills himself. Daisy is to blame for the death of Myrtle Wilson and yet she faces no ramifications for t actions she has committed (143). Moral decay did not only affect the novel it immeasurably affected the 1920s
Tom Buchanan’s attitude is a major factor that drives the plot of the novel. Tom’s affair with Myrtle Wilson is the beginning of the novel’s plot and is catalyst to a chain reaction. Gatsby’s many illegal acts with Meyer Wolfsheim show the extent in which he would go to in his quest for Daisy. Gatsby was a bootlegger during the prohibition era and sold alcohol in drugstores. Gatsby bootlegging enhances the plot because his recently acquired wealth gives him the opportunity to court Daisy and apprehend her from Tom (133-134).. Daisy the main female character in the novel commits many immoral acts throughout the novel. Two prevalent ones fuel the plot and add drama and excitement to the novel. Daisy could have left Tom at anything because Gatsby had everything she wanted but she felt obligated to Tom and did not intend to leave him, so she stringed along Gatsby as a tool to enrage her husband. Daisy being indecisive with Gatsby is the reason behind plot. If she were straightforward with Gatsby, Gatsby and Myrtle would not have died. Daisy also murders Myrtle Wilson and does not confront the problem and is not confronted by anyone else. Tom blames Gatsby for the accident. This leads to George Wilson deciding to take revenge on Gatsby. George kills Gatsby and then kills himself. Daisy is to blame for the death of Myrtle Wilson and yet she faces no ramifications for t actions she has committed (143). Moral decay did not only affect the novel it immeasurably affected the 1920s